Bearing cap facer



j Sept. 15, 1931. G. c. MONCKMEIER 1,823,461

BEARING CAP FA'CER Original Filed Aug. 22, 1928 I5 Sheets-Sheet l 17iii/i E 16 g 6 Sept. 15, 1931. v G. c. MONCKMEIER 1,823,461

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Paten d iSept. 15, 1931 PATENT OFFICE 7 V GUSTAV .o.; 1vronoKMEIE R, orTIPION, owa

J BEARING oA-r AGER Applicationpfil ed August 1928, Serial No. 301,259.Renewed June. 18, 1931.

The present invention is directed to a novel andimproved construction ofabearingcap facejr." a I v One of the-objects of the presentinvention isto provide a novel and improved form of abearing cap facerwhich maybepower 7 driven or manually operated and isprovided withan automaticfeed. I g I I Another object of the invention'is to provide a'novel andimproved form; of a bear- 3 ing cap facer whiohis' simple inconstruction, compact in form, andwhich at the sametime, holds thebearing which" is to be faced stationary and permits the 'tool torevolve for facing the cap.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel, improved andsimplified construction of a bearing cap facer, which in additiontosupporting the cap stationary on the device and revolving thetool withrespect thereto, automatically feeds the tool diametrically across theface of the cap. I

"These and other objects are accomplished byproviding a construction andan arrangement ofthe various parts in the manner hereinafter described 7and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Fig.

1 is a side elevational view, illustrating 'oneformhof; A

' the c'la'mp ngscrew 27 is provided with a my improved bearing capfacer. 1 s I y 30 I Fig. 2 1s a sideelevational v ew of the same,showing parts thereof in cross section;

Fig. 3 isa top plan. viewof the device shown inFigs. 2 and 1'. V

Fig. dis a detailed front elevational View of the tool supporting discmember- I Fig.5 is a detailed rear elevational view of v V i i crank 32which is provided on 1ts free end the tool "carryp of the shaft isprovided with a reduced,

the tool supporting member.

Fig. 6 is a detailedviewof Fig. 7 is a top plan View ofiamodified formof a: bearing capiinishing device showing parts, thereof in-crosssectionand in which v the feed is manuallycontrolled, and

Fig. '8 is a side elevational view o'f'the device shown in Fig. 7 -withportions thereof shown in cross S GCtlOIIQ g In illustrating one of the"forms 1 of invention, I have shown the same, as compr1s I ing abus orblock member 10 which has located on one end thereof and formed inte- Il'o is provided with a reduced downwardly projecting square end as shownat 17, which is adapted to be seatedin a square socket 18, located inthe upper surface of the base 10. Mounted on the'sup'porting member 16is a bearing cap 19 whichhas its semi-cylindrical portion as shown at 20engaging the semicylindrical portion of the supporting member 16; I Thisbearing cap 19 is provided with theusual apertured ears 21. This bearingcap is clamped on the supporting member 16 bya U-shaped member 22 whichhas its legs 23 engaging the outer end of theears 22 as shown 'at 24;Located centrally of the clampingmember 23 is an aperture 25. The member'23 is journaled on a reduced portion 2,6 of a clamping screw 27. Theclamping handle grip 29 for permitting the operator to clamp the hearingcap 19in position. Lo-' c ated' on the other end of the base member 10and preferably formed integrally therewith,

is a bearing portion 30 which has journaled" therein a shaft 31.

Secured to .one end of the shaft 31 in any wellknown manner is a with anoperating handle 33; The other end threaded portionas shown at 34, whichreceivesin threaded engagementtherewith, as, tool supporting disc 3 f lOneof the essential features of the present invention is the provisionof a feeding mech-' anism' for automatically feeding the tool across theface of the bearing cap as theitool- I is revolved. This mechanismcomprises therevolving tool supporting disc 3?), which in turn isprovided with a dove-tailed shaped tion shown in Figs. 7 and 8, thecrank handle 69 may be revolved in a counter clockwise direction and bymanipulating the crank handle 78 simultaneously, the tool may be movedacross the face of the cap simultaneously with the revolving ofthebearing cap for thereby finishing the face of the cap in an accurateand perfect manner.

From the above description, it will be seen that I have provided asimple and compact form of a bearing cap facer and one in which themovement of the tool across the face of the bearing cap is automatic andsimultaneous with the revolving of the tool and the other of which, thefeed of the tool is manually moved across the face of the cap while thecap is revolved. These two forms of the bearing cap finishing deviceaffords a construction in which the bearing caps may be quickly andeasily removed and at the same time finished in accordance withrequirements.

Vhile in the above specification I have described one embodiment whichmy invention may assume in practise and two modifications thereof, butit will, of course, be understood that additional changes andmodifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bearing cap facer comprising a frame, means for supporting abearing cap thereon, a revolving tool mounted on said frame, a membersecured to said frame having a guiding groove therein and meansengageable with said groove and actuated by the movement of saidrevolving tool to move said tool transversely across said bearing cap.

2. A bearing cap finishing device comprising a frame, means for clampinga bearing cap on said frame, a shaft journaled on said frame and a toolcarried by said shaft revolvable therewith, a member having a spiralgroove therein and secured to said frame, said member positionedconcentrically with respect to the axis of said shaft and meansengageable with said groove movable transversely with respect thereto bythe revolving movement of said tool.

3. A bearing cap finishing device comprising a frame, means for clampinga bearing cap on said frame, a shaft journaled on said frame and a toolcarried by said shaft and movable therewith and engageable with astationary member on said frame for simultaneously moving said tooltransversely with respect to said shaft.

4. A hearing cap facer comprising a frame, means for clamping a bearingcap to said frame, a shaft j ournaled on said frame, a tool carryingblock revolvable-with said shaft, means including a stationary membermounted on said frame for radially moving said tool block with respectto said shaft simultaneously with the revolving of said shaft for movingsaid tool across the face of said bearing cap.

5. A bearing cap facer comprising a frame, means for clamping a bearingcapto said frame and guiding means including a stationarymember mountedon said frame for revolving a tool in the spiral path across the face ofsaid bearing cap.

6. A bearing cap facer comprising a frame, means for clamping a bearingcap on said frame, a shaft journaled on said frame, a tool carried bysaid shaft and means including a spirally grooved member secured to saidframe for moving said tool in a spiral path across the face of said capby revolving said shaft.

- 7. A hearing cap facer comprising a frame, means for clamping abearing cap carried to said frame, a shaft journaled on said frame, atool block operatively related to said shaft, a tool secured in saidblock and a stationary tool guiding member secured to said frame andoperatively related to said tool block for simultaneously moving saidtool across the face of said bearing cap simultaneously with therevolving of said tool.

8. A hearing cap facer comprising a frame, a bearing cap secured to saidframe, a shaft Journaled on said frame, a tool carrying disc secured tosaid shaft, a tool block radially movable in said disc, block, a discsecured to said frame having a spiral groove formed therein and a pincarried by said block and engageable with said groove for simultaneouslymoving said block radially with respect to said shaft and across theface of said bearing cap as said shaft is revolved.

9. A hearing cap facer comprising a frame, a cap supporting membermounted in said frame, means for clamping said bearing cap on said capsupporting member, a shaft journaled on said frame, a disc secured tosaid frame having a diametral dove-tailed slot formed on one sidethereof, a tool block having a complementary dove-tailed projectionadapted to be reciprocally mounted in the dove-tailed slot formed insaid disc, a tool carried by said block, there being a radial slotformed in said disc extending parallel with the dovetailed recess formedtherein, a disc secured to said frame having a spirally arranged grooveformed on one face thereof, and a pin secured to said block extendingthrough the slot in said disc and engaging the groove in said secondnamed disc for automatically moving said tool across the face of saidcap during the revolving movement of said shaft.

10. A bearing cap facing device c0mprising a frame, a shaft journaled insaid frame, a substantially U-shaped member secured to said shaft, a capsupporting member mounta tool carried by said.

ed 10h one cenid' ofzsai'd L l-shaped member, .=a longitudinallyextending threaded here Efo-rmed :infsaid shaft and clamping ;meansincluding a threaded shaft mounted ":in i threaded engagementwiththehere in said first named shaftpfor elampingra bearingaca-p to said gaprsupportingrmember. 11.1A bearing 'cap nfacing device zcomprisvingaframe,.ashaitjournaled :insaid'l rame, a substantiallyU-shapedmembersecured.to said-Shaina ca-p suppontingzmember mounted onione .end of said Ueshaped member, .a longitudinally extending threaded:bore formed in-said shaft, .clamping means aincluding'e threaded shaftmounted in threaded engagement With-the bore'insaid firstnamed shaft forclampingwbearing cap ,to said-cap supporting member, andmanuallyeontrdlled means mounted nnsaidfrzimelfor moving a tool acrossthe face vof .saidbeari ng .caip f0r finishing. said bearing cap. I I

' In tes'ti'mony whereof I affix my signature GUSTAV =C. 'MONCKME'IER.

